{"id":51329,"date":"2021-12-24T10:28:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T14:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=51329"},"modified":"2021-12-24T10:28:22","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T14:28:22","slug":"new-reuter-elektronik-rdr52-qrp-general-coverage-transceiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/new-reuter-elektronik-rdr52-qrp-general-coverage-transceiver\/","title":{"rendered":"New Reuter Elektronik RDR52 QRP general coverage transceiver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RDR52CS_M.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51331\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RDR52CS_M.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RDR52CS_M.jpeg 478w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RDR52CS_M-300x184.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/a><strong>Many thanks to<em> SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qsl.net\/n9ewo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dave Zantow<\/a>, who notes that <a href=\"https:\/\/reuter-elektronik.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuter Elektronik<\/a> recently introduced their latest radio: the RDR52 QRP Transceiver.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the announcement <a href=\"https:\/\/reuter-elektronik.com\/html\/news.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from the Reuter Elektronik website<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">RDR52 in standard \u201cblack\u201d and special \u201cmetal\u201d<\/h1>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The RDR52 can basically be seen as a desktop version of the popular Reuter Pocket mobile device. Astonishingly, the Pocket is often used as a full-fledged desktop receiver. Many operators report that they have sold their \u201clarge\u201d devices and now only use the Pocket because it pairs good reception properties with simple operation and offers a very effective spectrum display while keeping the power consumption to a minimum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">However, the battery-powered Pocket was never designed for that purpose. First, it needs a stand-up aid to be easy to operate on your desktop (display almost vertical). Second, the playback volume of the loudspeakers is low and turning the scroll wheel feels finicky. Third, operation on a constant charging current supply is suboptimal for the built-in batteries: Constant full charging shortens their service life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RDR52CS_M-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51330\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RDR52CS_M-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RDR52CS_M-1.jpeg 466w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RDR52CS_M-1-300x189.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The RDR52 avoids these disadvantages. It essentially contains the circuit and thus the display and reception properties as well as the operating options of the Pocket. Due to the larger housing (heat dissipation) and a slightly higher possible current consumption (no batteries as power supply), improvements in the IM behavior (more powerful preamplifiers and AD converters) could be achieved. Other differences to the Pocket include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Aluminum profile housing 190 x 90 x 100 mm\u00b3 with 5 mm thick front and 2 mm thick rear panel, powder-coated \/ anodized.<\/li>\n<li>BNC sockets for antenna connection, separate for 0 &#8211; 71 MHz, FM \/ 2m \/ DAB and exciter \/ QRP transmitter.<\/li>\n<li>Large rotary knob with solid optical rotary encoder.<\/li>\n<li>Additional rotary knob for volume adjustment of headphones and loudspeakers.<\/li>\n<li>Two 32 mm loudspeakers with good bass reproduction.<\/li>\n<li>External power supply DC voltage 9 &#8211; 15 V (common hollow pin socket with 2.5 mm pin).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">All the Pocket&#8217;s enhancements are also available for the RDR52 (broadband spectrum with up to 52.6 MHz display width, 8 different FM filters for extreme DX to high-end stereo, up to 16 GBit flash memory for audio or I\/Q recordings, screen dump of the display to the recorder, WiFi, Bluetooth, power supply and control of the RLA4 \/ RFA1 directly from the antenna input, &#8230;). Two basic hardware versions will be available: Standard black with simple loudspeakers and plastic knobs, or a special version with metal knobs and aluminum loudspeaker membranes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The equipment of different transmitter modules and frequency ranges has been a bit expanded in contrast to the Pocket. Two modules can be installed in the RDR52 at the same time (Pocket: only 1 module). This means, for example, that the FM module and the SW QRP transmitter can be installed at the same time, or the broadband exciter can be installed without the need for an FM module. However, equipping both transmitter modules (exciter and QRP transmitter at the same time) is not possible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The RDR52 is in production and is expected to be available from the end of December 2021. Prices according to <a href=\"https:\/\/reuter-elektronik.com\/index.html#PL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the current price list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Based on the price list, it appears the RDR52 will start at \u20ac 999 with a number of optional upgrades\/configurations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reuter-elektronik.com\/html\/news.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for more information.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you for the tip, Dave!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave Zantow, who notes that Reuter Elektronik recently introduced their latest radio: the RDR52 QRP Transceiver. Here&#8217;s the announcement from the Reuter Elektronik website: RDR52 in standard \u201cblack\u201d and special \u201cmetal\u201d The RDR52 can basically be seen as a desktop version of the popular Reuter Pocket mobile device. Astonishingly, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[545,836,3,43],"tags":[3276,7379,9596,9595,9594],"class_list":["post-51329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-new-products","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-general-coverage-transceivers","tag-qrp-transceivers","tag-rdr52","tag-reuter-elektronik","tag-reuter-elektronik-rdr52"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-dlT","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":51619,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/guest-post-comparing-the-reuter-pocket-and-the-icom-ic-705-from-an-swls-perspective\/","url_meta":{"origin":51329,"position":0},"title":"Guest Post: Comparing the Reuter Pocket and the Icom IC-705 from an SWL&#8217;s perspective","author":"Thomas","date":"January 25, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Uli (DK5ZU), who shares the following guest post: SWL with a Reuter Pocket and the Icom IC-705 by Uli (DK5ZU) Some time ago I asked how the IC-705 performs on longwave and I got some great feedback. 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I have a HAM license for many years, but was QRT for the past few years. Now, the HAM bug bit somehow again and I've been listening\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Icom-IC-705-Audio-Tests-1.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":43537,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/help-building-a-general-coverage-qrp-transceiver-list\/","url_meta":{"origin":51329,"position":3},"title":"Help building a general coverage QRP transceiver list","author":"Thomas","date":"June 13, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Over the past few weeks, I have been building curated lists of ham radio transceivers. 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